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驶往 (shǐ wǎng) — to travel to (by vehicle); to proceed towards (by car, train, ship, etc.)

Definition

A formal verb meaning a vehicle is in motion toward a destination — 'to head for / sail to / drive to'. Unlike 开车 or 坐车, it describes the journey's direction, not the act of driving.

verb
to travel to (by vehicle)to proceed towards (by car, train, ship, etc.)

Examples

  • 驶往，。
    Zhè tàng liè chē shǐ wǎng guǎng zhōu, quán chéng dà yuē bā xiǎo shí.
    This train is heading to Guangzhou, the whole journey takes about eight hours.
  • 驶往，。
    Huò lún shǐ wǎng shàng hǎi gǎng, yù jì míng tiān xià wǔ dǐ dá.
    The cargo ship is sailing to Shanghai port, expected to arrive tomorrow afternoon.
  • ，驶往。
    Gāo sù gōng lù shàng, yí liàng liàng qì chē shǐ wǎng bù tóng de chéng shì.
    On the highway, cars are driving to different cities.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

驶shǐdrive
往wǎngtoward

“驶” driving or sailing, “往” toward; together mean proceeding to a place.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 駛; 驶 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
馬馬mǎ
Sound part声符shēngfú
史
史shǐ駛shǐ
Same sound today

The traditional form 駛 has 馬 as the meaning part and 史 as the sound part.

Open 驶 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
止止zhǐfoot
Sound part声符shēngfú
王
王wáng往wǎng
Same sound today

The form that became 往 paired 止, a foot, with 王 for the sound; a stepping part was later added, and the right side changed.

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Appears in
Vehicles

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